WATCH: Metro Bus Engulfed In Flames In DC Tunnel As Thick Smoke Pours Into Sky (DEVELOPING) WATCH: Metro Bus Engulfed In Flames In DC Tunnel As Thick Smoke Pours Into Sky (DEVELOPING)
Watch: Metro Bus Engulfed In Flames In DC Tunnel As Thick Smoke Pours Into Sky (Developing) A Metrobus caught fire inside a downtown DC tunnel Thursday evening, quickly becoming “well involved” as crews worked to evacuate drivers and fight flames in a smoke-filled roadway. The fire broke out around 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, inside the 9th Street tunnel, where thick black smoke began pouring into the air as emergency crews rushed to the scene. DC Fire and EMS said the bus was “well involved” as firefighters worked to establish a strategy to attack the flames and confirm that everyone inside the tunnel had been evacuated. Update bus fire 9th St tunnel. Bus well involved. …
School Bus Crashes Into Utility Pole, Shuts Down Road In Clarkstown (DEVELOPING) School Bus Crashes Into Utility Pole, Shuts Down Road In Clarkstown (DEVELOPING)
School Bus Crashes Into Utility Pole, Shuts Down Road In Clarkstown (Developing) A school bus crashed into a utility pole in Rockland County on Wednesday afternoon, April 22, causing a road closure, authorities said.  The crash happened on Snake Hill Road in Clarkstown, Clarkstown Police said in an update just after 4:15 p.m. The roadway was shut down in both directions as emergency crews responded to the scene. The incident involved a school bus and a telephone pole, though police said no injuries were reported among any occupants.  Drivers were urged to avoid the area and seek alternate routes while crews worked to clear the scene and assess the damag…
3-Alarm Blaze Goes Up At Monsey Home (DEVELOPING) 3-Alarm Blaze Goes Up At Monsey Home (DEVELOPING)
3-Alarm Blaze Goes Up At Monsey Home (Developing) A large fire started at a home in Rockland County on Wednesday, April 22, prompting a large emergency response and a road closure in the area. Firefighters were called to 161 Remsen Ave. in Monsey at around 11:40 a.m., where heavy smoke was seen pouring from the house as crews arrived on scene, according to reports from The Monsey Scoop.   As the incident escalated, the fire was upgraded to a third alarm, bringing in more firefighters and emergency personnel to help battle the blaze. The fire was under control by 1:30 p.m., according to the Monsey Scoop.  Authorities have n…
Village Employee Who Served As Fireman, Police Constable In Elmsford Dies At 52 Village Employee Who Served As Fireman, Police Constable In Elmsford Dies At 52
Village Employee Who Served As Fireman, Police Constable In Elmsford Dies At 52 A Westchester County community is mourning the loss of a longtime municipal employee who spent years defending others as a fireman, police constable, and US Marine.  Carlos “Tito” Torres, a Peekskill resident who worked for the Village of Elmsford for more than two decades, died on Sunday, April 19, after what his family described as a short battle with cancer. He was 52, according to his obituary.  Torres spent 24 years working in Elmsford’s Water Department and also served the community in multiple roles, including as a firefighter and police constable.  Born in Brooklyn o…
Deadly Shooting Leaves 6 Americans Injured At Popular Tourist Site In Mexico Deadly Shooting Leaves 6 Americans Injured At Popular Tourist Site In Mexico
Deadly Shooting Leaves 6 Americans Injured At Popular Tourist Site In Mexico A deadly shooting at one of Mexico’s most popular tourist destinations left a Canadian woman dead and at least 13 others injured, including six Americans. The attack at the Teotihuacán pyramids occurred Monday morning, April 20, when a gunman opened fire from the top of the Pyramid of the Moon, authorities said. The gunman, identified as 27-year-old Julio César Jasso Ramírez, a Mexican national, began firing a handgun at approximately 11:30 a.m.  Witnesses described scenes of chaos as thousands of tourists scrambled for safety, clambering down the steep steps of the pyramids. Ramírez …
Truck Consumed By Fire On Route 80 In Hope Twp: FD Truck Consumed By Fire On Route 80 In Hope Twp: FD
Truck Consumed By Fire On Route 80 In Hope Twp: FD Firefighters in Warren County do more than just put out fires. On Sunday, April 19, firefighters responded to Route 80 in Hope Township for a working truck fire, Hope Volunteer Fire Department - Station 38 Fire said. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire, officials said.  While performing overhaul, the truck driver said he had some important paperwork in the back and pointed to where it would be, fire officials said. Firefighters  dug through the debris and located it, undamaged by the fire, officials said.
Man Shot And Killed Behind Huntington Station Deli: Police Man Shot And Killed Behind Huntington Station Deli: Police
Man Shot And Killed Behind Huntington Station Deli: Police A man was shot and killed behind a deli on Long Island, police announced on Tuesday, April 21.  The shooting happened behind One Stop Deli at 150 West Pulaski Road in Huntington Station at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Monday, April 20, according to Suffolk County Police. A 911 caller reported that a man had been shot at the location, prompting a response from officers, police said. When officers arrived, they found an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound, authorities said. The victim was transported to Huntington Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. Suffolk Co…
85-Year-Old Dies After Garage Fire, Medevac From Bergen County Home: Cops 85-Year-Old Dies After Garage Fire, Medevac From Bergen County Home: Cops
85-Year-Old Dies After Garage Fire, Medevac From Bergen County Home: Cops An 85-year-old man has died after being critically injured in a garage fire at his Bergen County home, authorities said. The incident happened Saturday, April 18, when Woodcliff Lake police were dispatched at 11:33 a.m. to Campbell Avenue, according to Capt. Chad Malloy.Responding officers and firefighters arrived and extinguished a fire that had started in a detached garage. The victim, identified as Raymond Stupienski, was found with serious injuries and airlifted by medivac helicopter to Hackensack University Medical Center, Malloy said. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Arson Task …
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Pickup Truck On I-495 In Virginia: State Police (DEVELOPING) Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Pickup Truck On I-495 In Virginia: State Police (DEVELOPING)
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Pickup Truck On I-495 In Virginia: State Police (Developing) A motorcyclist was killed on Wednesday afternoon after crashing into a pickup truck on I-495 in Northern Virginia, state police say. Troopers were called shortly before 4 p.m. on April 15 to a stretch of the eastbound lanes of the interstate near the Telegraph Road exit, where there were reports of a two-vehicle crash in Fairfax County. Upon arrival, police say troopers found a motorcyclist lying in the roadway with bystanders attempting to render aid after he was ejected from his 2005 Suzuki bike. He was pronounced dead at the scene. No details about the truck driver were released. Inves…
CT Man, 42, Among 2 Killed In Florida Rip Current CT Man, 42, Among 2 Killed In Florida Rip Current
CT Man, 42, Among 2 Killed In Florida Rip Current A 42-year-old Connecticut man has died in an apparent drowning off Florida’s coast, along with a 34-year-old Ohio woman, authorities said. Brevard County, Florida, first responders were called to Cocoa Beach at about 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, after four people — including a child — were caught in a rip current.  Paramedics transported the unidentified Connecticut man and the Ohio woman to Cape Canaveral Hospital, where they died, officials said. The child was not injured, and a fourth person declined medical treatment, authorities said. The incident happened about a mile from the clos…
Virginia Fire Engulfs Vacant Home In Leesburg As Crews Battle Blaze Without Water Supply Virginia Fire Engulfs Vacant Home In Leesburg As Crews Battle Blaze Without Water Supply
Virginia Fire Engulfs Vacant Home In Leesburg As Crews Battle Blaze Without Water Supply Firefighters were met with a fully involved blaze at a vacant Virginia home late Monday night, forcing crews to adapt quickly as they battled flames without a nearby water supply. The fire broke out just before 10:30 p.m. on April 13, in the 41400 block of Springfield Lane in Leesburg, according to Loudoun County Fire and Rescue. When crews arrived, they found a two-story single-family home already consumed by flames and immediately shifted into a defensive attack. Complicating the response, the area does not have a municipal water system. Firefighters called in a Tanker Task Force to …
Car Slams Into CVS In Yonkers, Triggers Building Evacuation Car Slams Into CVS In Yonkers, Triggers Building Evacuation
Car Slams Into CVS In Yonkers, Triggers Building Evacuation A vehicle crashed into a CVS store in Westchester County, causing structural damage and prompting an emergency response.  The incident happened on Monday, April 13, at the CVS located on Nepperhan Avenue in Yonkers, where Yonkers Fire Department crews were dispatched after a car struck the building, the agency said.  Responding units, including the department’s specialized collapse unit, arrived quickly to assess the situation, check for injuries, and evacuate those inside from the store. Photos from the scene show a large hole torn through the exterior brick wall, with debris sc…